"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

Pearl

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Eight Ecuadoran men attempting to enter the country illegally were found Monday hiding on a banana boat docked at the Port of Hueneme, one of the largest such incidents in the port's history.***Dan Hultgen, president of the Local 46 International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, said he has seen more stowaways or signs of them in recent years. Longshoremen will find buckets of urine or feces or other traces of humans living aboard ships, he said.

"It seems to be something that is being swept under the carpet. Who is to say these stowaways couldn't be terrorists? They could be bringing a bomb in. That's the scary part," he said.***The port was closed last month after longshoremen found a potential terrorist threat aimed at President Bush scribbled on the walls of a ship. After four hours, the port was reopened when it was determined that there was no viable threat.

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Under the header: Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island. Naval History & Heritage Command archive.